Waterstone Lapping Plate

With a consistent aggressive diamond surface and precision ground hand certified flat to 0 0005 the dia flat lapping plate assures precise results when flattening stones.

Waterstone lapping plate.

Dmt s dia flat lapping plate is designed to bring back flatness to any conventional waterstone oilstone or arkansas stone the surface area is approximately 40 inches allowing easy flattening of both large and small stones. With maxi smart lapping plate he will get. Selecting a lapping plate for waterstones what is a lapping plate and why do i need one. A lapping plate or flattening stone is a coarse stone used to flatten other sharpening stones.

Sandpaper on glass is a cheap option but most of us end up investing in a coarse diamond plate at some point. With more edges in contact with the waterstone these lapping plates surface the stones faster. Waterstones are a great way to sharpen but because they wear from use you need a way to keep them flat. Shapton also makes a lapping plate that runs around 400.

Waterstones are flattened with coarse flat stones called lapping plates or flattening stones. A quality straight edge engineer s square or combination square is helpful in determining if your stone is flat. Ability to flatten his regular ceramic and natural stones a smoothly cutting device with precision dimensions and flatness evenly distributed diamonds and enough space to move the stones around. Raised abrasives cut quickly.

Rub the flattening plate until the stone s darker low spot disappears. For convenience and portability we like norton s three waterstone kit shown because two stones soak while you sharpen with the one sitting on top. The process is relatively simple. Determine if your waterstone is flat.

Its extra large surface area makes it easy to use. Grooves in the plate channel away. Others use course diamond stones to lap their waterstones. The lapping plate is 4 x 10.